First-professional degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected years, 1976-77 through 2005-06

Year and sex

Number of degrees conferred

Percentage distribution of degrees conferred

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/ Pacific Islander

American Indian/ Alaska Native

Non- resident alien

Total

White

Black

Hispanic

Asian/ Pacific Islander

American Indian/ Alaska Native

Non-resident alien

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

Total

1976–771

63,953

58,422

2,537

1,076

1,021

196

701

100.0

91.4

4.0

1.7

1.6

0.3

1.1

1980–812

71,340

64,551

2,931

1,541

1,456

192

669

100.0

90.5

4.1

2.2

2.0

0.3

0.9

1989–90

70,988

60,487

3,409

2,425

3,362

257

1,048

100.0

85.2

4.8

3.4

4.7

0.4

1.5

1990–91

71,948

60,631

3,588

2,547

3,835

261

1,086

100.0

84.3

5.0

3.5

5.3

0.4

1.5

1991–92

74,146

61,170

3,628

2,867

4,841

298

1,342

100.0

82.5

4.9

3.9

6.5

0.4

1.8

1992–93

75,387

61,165

4,132

2,996

5,176

370

1,548

100.0

81.1

5.5

4.0

6.9

0.5

2.1

1993–94

75,418

60,143

4,444

3,131

5,892

371

1,437

100.0

79.7

5.9

4.2

7.8

0.5

1.9

1994–95

75,800

59,402

4,747

3,231

6,396

413

1,611

100.0

78.4

6.3

4.3

8.4

0.5

2.1

1995–96

76,734

59,525

5,022

3,475

6,627

463

1,622

100.0

77.6

6.5

4.5

8.6

0.6

2.1

1996–97

78,730

60,280

5,301

3,615

7,374

514

1,646

100.0

76.6

6.7

4.6

9.4

0.7

2.1

1997–98

78,598

59,443

5,499

3,552

7,757

561

1,786

100.0

75.6

7.0

4.5

9.9

0.7

2.3

1998–99

78,439

58,720

5,333

3,864

8,152

612

1,758

100.0

74.9

6.8

4.9

10.4

0.8

2.2

1999–2000

80,057

59,637

5,555

3,865

8,584

564

1,852

100.0

74.5

6.9

4.8

10.7

0.7

2.3

2000–01

79,707

58,598

5,416

3,806

9,261

543

2,083

100.0

73.5

6.8

4.8

11.6

0.7

2.6

2001–02

80,698

58,874

5,811

3,965

9,584

581

1,883

100.0

73.0

7.2

4.9

11.9

0.7

2.3

2002–033

80,897

58,740

5,719

4,093

9,798

586

1,961

100.0

72.6

7.1

5.1

12.1

0.7

2.4

2003–04

83,041

60,379

5,930

4,273

9,964

565

1,930

100.0

72.7

7.1

5.1

12.0

0.7

2.3

2004–05

87,289

63,429

6,313

4,445

10,501

564

2,037

100.0

72.7

7.2

5.1

12.0

0.6

2.3

2005–06

87,655

63,590

6,223

4,446

10,645

710

2,041

100.0

72.5

7.1

5.1

12.1

0.8

2.3

Males

1976–771

51,980

47,777

1,761

893

776

159

614

100.0

91.9

3.4

1.7

1.5

0.3

1.2

1980–812

52,194

47,629

1,772

1,131

991

134

537

100.0

91.3

3.4

2.2

1.9

0.3

1.0

1989–90

43,961

38,036

1,671

1,449

1,962

135

708

100.0

86.5

3.8

3.3

4.5

0.3

1.6

1990–91

43,846

37,533

1,679

1,517

2,211

144

762

100.0

85.6

3.8

3.5

5.0

0.3

1.7

1991–92

45,071

37,849

1,645

1,695

2,775

159

948

100.0

84.0

3.6

3.8

6.2

0.4

2.1

1992–93

45,153

37,415

1,801

1,771

2,871

192

1,103

100.0

82.9

4.0

3.9

6.4

0.4

2.4

1993–94

44,707

36,574

1,902

1,780

3,214

222

1,015

100.0

81.8

4.3

4.0

7.2

0.5

2.3

1994–95

44,853

36,147

2,077

1,835

3,490

223

1,081

100.0

80.6

4.6

4.1

7.8

0.5

2.4

1995–96

44,748

35,786

2,112

1,947

3,539

256

1,108

100.0

80.0

4.7

4.4

7.9

0.6

2.5

1996–97

45,564

36,008

2,201

1,985

3,959

290

1,121

100.0

79.0

4.8

4.4

8.7

0.6

2.5

1997–98

44,911

35,172

2,310

1,973

4,017

291

1,148

100.0

78.3

5.1

4.4

8.9

0.6

2.6

1998–99

44,339

34,271

2,197

2,064

4,333

333

1,141

100.0

77.3

5.0

4.7

9.8

0.8

2.6

1999–2000

44,239

34,004

2,313

2,095

4,372

285

1,170

100.0

76.9

5.2

4.7

9.9

0.6

2.6

2000–01

42,862

32,717

2,110

1,977

4,518

278

1,262

100.0

76.3

4.9

4.6

10.5

0.6

2.9

2001–02

42,507

32,224

2,223

2,045

4,613

292

1,110

100.0

75.8

5.2

4.8

10.9

0.7

2.6

2002–033

41,887

31,635

2,174

2,050

4,624

296

1,108

100.0

75.5

5.2

4.9

11.0

0.7

2.6

2003–04

42,169

31,994

2,248

2,080

4,528

275

1,044

100.0

75.9

5.3

4.9

10.7

0.7

2.5

2004–05

43,849

33,268

2,257

2,214

4,709

288

1,113

100.0

75.9

5.1

5.0

10.7

0.7

2.5

2005–06

44,038

33,544

2,290

2,123

4,641

332

1,108

100.0

76.2

5.2

4.8

10.5

0.8

2.5

Females

1976–771

11,973

10,645

776

183

245

37

87

100.0

88.9

6.5

1.5

2.0

0.3

0.7

1980–812

19,146

16,922

1,159

410

465

58

132

100.0

88.4

6.1

2.1

2.4

0.3

0.7

1989–90

27,027

22,451

1,738

976

1,400

122

340

100.0

83.1

6.4

3.6

5.2

0.5

1.3

1990–91

28,102

23,098

1,909

1,030

1,624

117

324

100.0

82.2

6.8

3.7

5.8

0.4

1.2

1991–92

29,075

23,321

1,983

1,172

2,066

139

394

100.0

80.2

6.8

4.0

7.1

0.5

1.4

1992–93

30,234

23,750

2,331

1,225

2,305

178

445

100.0

78.6

7.7

4.1

7.6

0.6

1.5

1993–94

30,711

23,569

2,542

1,351

2,678

149

422

100.0

76.7

8.3

4.4

8.7

0.5

1.4

1994–95

30,947

23,255

2,670

1,396

2,906

190

530

100.0

75.1

8.6

4.5

9.4

0.6

1.7

1995–96

31,986

23,739

2,910

1,528

3,088

207

514

100.0

74.2

9.1

4.8

9.7

0.6

1.6

1996–97

33,166

24,272

3,100

1,630

3,415

224

525

100.0

73.2

9.3

4.9

10.3

0.7

1.6

1997–98

33,687

24,271

3,189

1,579

3,740

270

638

100.0

72.0

9.5

4.7

11.1

0.8

1.9

1998–99

34,100

24,449

3,136

1,800

3,819

279

617

100.0

71.7

9.2

5.3

11.2

0.8

1.8

1999–2000

35,818

25,633

3,242

1,770

4,212

279

682

100.0

71.6

9.1

4.9

11.8

0.8

1.9

2000–01

36,845

25,881

3,306

1,829

4,743

265

821

100.0

70.2

9.0

5.0

12.9

0.7

2.2

2001–02

38,191

26,650

3,588

1,920

4,971

289

773

100.0

69.8

9.4

5.0

13.0

0.8

2.0

2002–033

39,010

27,105

3,545

2,043

5,174

290

853

100.0

69.5

9.1

5.2

13.3

0.7

2.2

2003–04

40,872

28,385

3,682

2,193

5,436

290

886

100.0

69.4

9.0

5.4

13.3

0.7

2.2

2004–05

43,440

30,161

4,056

2,231

5,792

276

924

100.0

69.4

9.3

5.1

13.3

0.6

2.1

2005–06

43,617

30,046

3,933

2,323

6,004

378

933

100.0

68.9

9.0

5.3

13.8

0.9

2.1

1 Excludes 394 men and 12 women whose racial/ethnic group was not available. 2 Excludes 598 men and 18 women whose racial/ethnic group was not available. 3 Data have been revised from previously published figures.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For 1989–90 and later years, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Edu­cation General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1976–77 and 1980–81; and 1989–90 through 2005–06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:90–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2006. (This table was prepared June 2007.)